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Vehicle Market Surveillance Unit programme results, 2023

Findings from vehicle and component testing done during 2023 to check new products on the UK market meet legal obligations.

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This report sets out the findings of vehicle and component testing during 2023.

The tests make sure new products put on the UK market meet legal obligations.

They’re carried out by the Vehicle Market Surveillance Unit, part of the Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency.

This year’s testing programme checked:

  • advanced driver assistance systems (ADAS)
  • brake pads
  • catalytic converters (CATs) and diesel particulate filters (DPFs)
  • certificates of conformity
  • electrically assisted pedal cycles
  • e-scooters
  • motorcycle exhaust systems and silencers
  • motorcycle helmets and eye protection
  • non-road mobile machinery (NRMM)
  • small trailers
  • tyres
  • vehicle alterations

There’s a different report on the Vehicle Market Surveillance Unit’s 2023 emissions testing programme.

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Published 23 November 2023

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